Faribault Man Indicted for Producing, Possessing Child Pornography

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 38-year-old Faribault man for allegedly producing and possessing child pornography. In an indictment filed with the court earlier today, Michael Angelo Borromeo was charged with one count of production of child pornography, four counts of receiving child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography.

The indictment alleges that from September 12, 2007, to June 21, 2008, Borromeo knowingly and intentionally coerced a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing at least one electronic image. The images were produced on Borromeo’s cellular telephone and stored in his cell phone’s Secure Device card.

The indictment also alleges that in September 2007 Borromeo knowingly and intentionally received 47 images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and that from February 11- 12, 2009, he possessed at least 55 electronic images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Those images were also allegedly kept in Borromeo’s Secure Device card and on his computer. All of the items had been transported via his cell phone.

Borromeo was arrested on February 11, 2009, by the Rice County Sheriff’s Office and remains in their custody.

If convicted, Borromeo faces a potential maximum penalty of 30 years in prison on the production count, 20 years on each receipt count and 10 years on each possession count. All sentences are determined by a federal district court judge. This case is the result of an investigation by the Rice County Sheriff’s Office, the Faribault Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a national initiative to combat the growing epidemic of sexually exploiting children, particularly via the Internet. PSC was launched by the U.S. Department of Justice in May of 2006. Led by the Department’s Criminal Division, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, along with U.S. Attorney’s nationwide, PSC encourages federal, state, and local law enforcement partnerships and provides resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who abuse children while identifying and rescuing victims of that crime. For more information about PSC, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

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